Arkansas Department of Transportation

06/12/2026

🚧 Heads up, Texarkana 🚧

A portion of I-30 in Texarkana, Texas will be closed beginning this weekend. See this news release from Texas Department of Transportation for additional information:

The FM 989 / Kings Highway bridge over Interstate 30 in Texarkana is scheduled to be closed to all traffic later this week.

06/12/2026

This beautiful scene attached is an overhead view of the new XNA Connector Road.

This new road is a 4-lane, 4-mile highway connecting the Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) to the Springdale Bypass, which is also quickly approaching completion of its' 2nd phase.

Weather permitting, the XNA Connector is expected to be substantially completed by late August/early September of 2026.

06/12/2026

Meet this years winners of the annual Equipment Operators Roadeo. The top two competitors in each individual category will advance to represent ARDOT at the Southeastern Regional Equipment Operators Roadeo in Virginia later this fall.

See attached release for additional information.

06/12/2026

This years Equipment Operators Roadeo brought together staff members from across the state to put their equipment skills to the test. Every event was designed to reinforce real-world safety practices in a controlled, hands-on way. The Roadeo is how we keep our crews sharp and our roads safer.

Big thanks to everyone who competed and helped make it a success!

06/11/2026

📍 Highway 118 in Joiner

Come with us to give this old bridge a new lease on life! What you're watching is our crew replacing the deck panels on this channel beam bridge - a faster alternative to a full replacement that saved ARDOT significant time and money while getting this bridge off of the weight-restricted list. With this two weeks of work, this bridge is not expected to need any additional work for at least 30 years.

06/11/2026

Thank you Arkansas State University Media Network for inviting ARDOT Director Jared Wiley to be on The A-State Advantage podcast to discuss funding and project development, among other things.

View the full episode here:

Faced with a 22 billion dollar transportation funding gap, how does ARDOT prioritize highway projects? Director Jared Wiley breaks down the project runway from environmental review to utility relocation, plus how AI is improving work zone safety and drone tracking in Northeast Arkansas.

06/10/2026

06/10/2026

All right, you guys. We know traffic on the Greenwood Bypass is a headache right now. We're working on a few improvements to help ease the backups. We drew a little something to try to explain...

Right now, we're installing two westbound right-turn lanes along the bypass: one for traffic heading north on Main Street and one for traffic heading north on S. Coker Street. Those additional turn lanes should help reduce a bit of the congestion at the two-way stops.

As for the intersection of the Bypass and Highway 10, it will remain a three-way stop for the time being. We can't install a dedicated eastbound right-turn lane onto Highway 10 until the signal poles for the future traffic signals are in place. As soon as we're able, we'll add that turn lane and then move forward with installing the traffic signals shortly after.

We know it's frustrating, and we appreciate everyone hanging in there while we get these improvements completed.

06/10/2026

Slow down, give space, don't pass. Our striping teams are out while the sun is, working to keep lines on the roadway visible. Learn more about the crew and what the work looks like.

06/09/2026

Travel safely - from coast to coast.

Shout out to North Carolina Department of Transportation for putting this video together.